Articles by OpenMedia
![A woman scans her passport at an automated processing kiosk, at Pearson Airport, Toronto, Ontario, 4 December 2013, Richard Lautens/Toronto Star via Getty Images](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/canada-privacy-act-federal-data-scan-passport-getty-768x512.jpg)
Survey results: The Privacy Act in Canada
The OpenMedia community rallied together to make their voices heard about the importance of privacy protections in the public sector.
![Shoppers use the interactive information map at the Eaton Centre shopping mall, Toronto, Canada, 26 July 2018; the parent company Cadillac Fairview uses facial recognition software embedded into many of the maps. Rene Johnston/Toronto Star via Getty Images](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/canada-cadillac-fairview-eaton-centre-data-collection-getty-768x511.jpg)
Will Bill C-11 #FixPrivacy in Canada or make it worse?
We were told that Bill C-11 would introduce huge fines for privacy violations. OpenMedia put it to the test and it completely fails.
![An RCMP officer browses a smartphone during a reception in honour of the Canadian Police Mission in Ukraine, in Kyiv, 5 March 2020, Yevhen Kotenko/ Ukrinform/Barcroft Media via Getty Images](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/canada-rcmp-clearview-phone-intelligence-getty-768x511.jpg)
Privacy Commissioners find police use of Clearview AI violated privacy rights of Canadians
Clearview AI’s indiscriminate facial recognition technology is an “affront” to Canadians’ privacy rights, says joint investigation report.
![A truck with an electronic sign calling attention to the high prices of internet services passes by the City Hall, in downtown Toronto, Canada, 26 January 2021, CORONAPD Toronto Star/Rick Madonik](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/canada-toronto-broadband-affordable-internet-getty-768x511.jpg)
Cheaper, faster Internet to be decided at Toronto’s City Council
Toronto City Council is considering a historic proposal to build a community-owned fibre Internet network!
![A young man looks at his smartphone while walking on a boardwalk by the lake, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 27 August 2019, Andrew Francis Wallace/Toronto Star via Getty Images](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/canada-smartphone-toronto-cancon-content-internet-getty-768x511.jpg)
Everything you didn’t know about CanCon
“CanCon” is Canadian content – TV shows, music, movies, and more – that meets a set of rigid criteria defined by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and Canada’s Broadcasting Act.
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What’s wrong with Bill C-10? An FAQ
Anatomy of a legacy media power grab.
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Advocates welcome major overhaul to Canada’s privacy law
Bill C-11 provides much-needed protections for individuals’ data privacy.
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Mobile billboards highlight government’s failure to support much-needed Internet during pandemic
A mobile billboard campaign circling Parliament is demanding to know why the federal government has not supported the affordability and availability of Internet in Canada during the pandemic.